To put off

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to go away; to depart; esp., to leave land, as a ship; to move from the shore.

- Locke.

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defer deferment deferral delay disconcert discourage dissuade from filibuster holdup overawed postpone postponement Postponer procrastinate procrastination put put off put over shelve			But that she must and should retract was instantly the eager cry of both the Thorpes; they must go to Clifton tomorrow, they would not go without her, it would be nothing to put off a mere walk for one day longer, and they would not hear of a refusal. Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context My lord," says she, in a graver voice, "you will be pleased to remember, you mentioned this matter to me first; for I would not appear to you in the light of one who is endeavouring to put off my cousin upon you. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context			To pull in one's horns To pull off To pull through To pull up To push down To push on To put (someone) through one's paces To put [one] out of conceit with To put a case To put a rod in pickle To put a spoke in one's wheel To put a vessel into commission To put a vessel out of commission To put about To put an end to To put back To put forth To put in To put in an appearance To put in for To put in mind To put in one's oar To put in pledge To put in possession To put into the chair To put off To put on To put one one's mettle To put one's back up To put one's foot down To put one's foot in one's mouth To put one's legs under some one's mahogany To put one's nose out of joint To put one's nose to the grindstone To put one's self upon the country To put out of court To put out of the way To put over To put stress upon To put the best foot foremost To put the cart before the horse To put the comether on To put the great seal into commission To put the hand unto To put the kibosh on To put the last hand to To put the screws on To put to flight To put to grass To put to nurse To put to one's trumps			To pull up To push down To push on To put (someone) through one's paces To put [one] out of conceit with To put a case To put a rod in pickle To put a spoke in one's wheel To put a vessel into commission To put a vessel out of commission To put about To put an end to To put back To put forth To put in To put in an appearance To put in for To put in mind To put in one's oar To put in pledge To put in possession To put into the chair to put it another way to put it mildly to put it mildly to put it mildly To put off To put on To put one one's mettle To put one's back up To put one's foot down To put one's foot in one's mouth To put one's legs under some one's mahogany To put one's nose out of joint To put one's nose to the grindstone To put one's self upon the country To put out of court To put out of the way To put over To put stress upon To put the best foot foremost To put the cart before the horse To put the comether on To put the great seal into commission To put the hand unto To put the kibosh on To put the last hand to To put the screws on To put to flight To put to grass To put to nurse

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